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Thu 18/10/01 at 12:54
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Just read in EDGE magazine, that the Gamecube sold 450,000 machines in japan on release day, compared to the PS2 that sold 900,000 machines on release day, and that was when they ran out of machines.

Just thought you all might like to know.....
Thu 18/10/01 at 13:53
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Also, Japan had also just been hit by a major earthquake.

That clearly didn't help the sales of the machine as people had more important things to think about than games.
Thu 18/10/01 at 13:14
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Release day figures can always be difficult to get exactly right. Lets give it a month and compare the figures then.
Thu 18/10/01 at 13:13
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YEah the slow sales where party to do with release being a day after the tragedy in America, if you look at the sales figures it shows that they picked up a few days after launch.
Thu 18/10/01 at 13:06
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No, Edge say that they diddnt sell out, and we all know that it was held back so hey could get the stocks up...
Thu 18/10/01 at 13:00
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How dare they more than double the sales of Gamecubes ;-)

Was that when the Gamecubes ran out at 450,000 units?
Thu 18/10/01 at 12:54
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Just read in EDGE magazine, that the Gamecube sold 450,000 machines in japan on release day, compared to the PS2 that sold 900,000 machines on release day, and that was when they ran out of machines.

Just thought you all might like to know.....

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